EHR Security Coordinator
Full Time • Charlotte, NC
Job Title: EHR Security Coordinator
Job Summary:
The EHR Security Coordinator is responsible for safeguarding the security and integrity of the organization's Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. This role ensures compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, and other healthcare regulations by managing access controls, conducting risk assessments, and responding to security incidents. The coordinator works closely with IT, compliance, and clinical teams to implement robust security measures and maintain regulatory standards.
The EHR Security Coordinator is responsible for safeguarding the security and integrity of the organization's Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. This role ensures compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, and other healthcare regulations by managing access controls, conducting risk assessments, and responding to security incidents. The coordinator works closely with IT, compliance, and clinical teams to implement robust security measures and maintain regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage EHR access controls and role-based access (RBAC).
- Conduct regular audits and risk assessments (NIST 800-53, HIPAA, SSA, IRS Pub 1075).
- Develop and maintain EHR-specific security policies and procedures.
- Monitor for threats and respond to security incidents and breaches.
- Collaborate across departments to ensure compliance and integrate security into EHR updates and projects.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of IT security experience, preferably in healthcare.
- Strong knowledge of HIPAA, HITECH, and healthcare data protection standards.
- Experience with identity management, RBAC, encryption, and vulnerability assessments.
- Strong communication, analytical, and documentation skills.
Preferred Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s in IT, Cybersecurity, or related field.
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or HCISPP are highly preferred.
Empowering the Future of Healthcare
The healthcare Industry is on the brink of a paradigm shift where patients are increasingly being viewed as empowered consumers, utilizing digital technologies to better understand and manage their own health. As a result, there is a growing demand for a range of patient-centric services, including personalized care that is tailored to each individual's unique needs, health equity that ensures access to care for all, price transparency to make healthcare more affordable, streamlined prior authorizations for medications, the availability of therapeutic alternatives, health literacy to promote informed decision-making, reduced costs, and many other initiatives designed to improve the patient experience.
ClinDCast is at the forefront of shaping the future of healthcare by partnering with globally recognized healthcare organizations and offering them innovative solutions and expert guidance. Our suite of services is designed to cater to a broad range of needs of healthcare organizations, including healthcare IT innovation, electronic health record (EHR) implementation & optimizations, data conversion, regulatory and quality reporting, enterprise data analytics, FHIR interoperability strategy, payer-to-payer data exchange, and application programming interface (API) strategy.
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